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GHSA-RV7J-GQ5M-787C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-08 09:30 – Updated: 2026-08-08 09:30

Details

The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not verify ownership of a guest's uploaded chatbot files before deletion, authorising the action solely by a client-supplied session cookie value, so an unauthenticated attacker who obtains a victim's session identifier and file reference can delete that victim's uploaded files.

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  "id": "GHSA-rv7j-gq5m-787c",
  "modified": "2026-08-08T09:30:21Z",
  "published": "2026-08-08T09:30:21Z",
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f5460a7-9764-4ce1-9cb4-8202b192765d"
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CVE-2026-16953 (GCVE-0-2026-16953)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-08 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-08 06:00

Title

AI Engine < 3.6.4 - Unauthenticated Cross-Session Chatbot File Deletion via Forgeable Session Cookie

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Assigner

WPScan

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f5460a7-9764-4c…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	AI Engine	Affected: 0 , < 3.6.4 (semver)

Credits

Revanth Hari Narayana Matte WPScan

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          "value": "Revanth Hari Narayana Matte"
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-RV7J-GQ5M-787C

CVE-2026-16953 (GCVE-0-2026-16953)

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